A cat-shaped ceramic vessel (200-700 CE), likely depicting a jaguar, puma, or pampas cat, attributed to the Recuay or Paracas culture from the northern highlands of Peru 馃嚨馃嚜
The vessel features an oversized, toothy grin and a bird figurine perched on its head.
Ceramics were a principal way Andean cultures recorded ideas, and this piece is an exceptional example of imagination and ingenuity.
MET Museum
